Molossus
μηδέν' ὀλβίζειν, πρὶν ἂν τέρμα τοῦ βίου περάσῃ μηδὲν ἀλγεινὸν παθών → Count no man blessed 'til he's passed the endpoint of his life without grievous suffering. (Sophocles, King Oedipus 1529f.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Mŏlossus: a, um, adj., = Μολοσσός,
I of or belonging to the Molossi, Molossian: missi de gente Molossā, Ov. M. 1, 226: canes, famed for their strength, Hor. S. 2, 6, 114: rex, Juv. 12, 108: gladii, id. 14, 162.—Also, subst.: Mŏlossus, i, m.
A A Molossian (hound): Molossus acer, Verg. G. 3, 405: Molossūm for Molossorum, Lucr. 5, 1063.—
B In prosody: pes, a metrical foot consisting of three long syllables (e. g. Arpinas, evertunt), Quint. 9, 4, 82; Diom. p. 475 P.
Mŏlossus: i, m.,
I son of Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, and Andromache, the progenitor of the Molossi, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 3, 297.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Mŏlossus,¹³ a, um (μολοσσός), du pays des Molosses : Ov. M. 2, 226 ; molossi canes Hor. S. 2, 6, 114, chiens molosses || -sus, ī, m., (gén. pl. molossum Lucr. 5, 1060 ), chien molosse : Virg. G. 3, 405 || molosse, pied de trois longues : Quint. 9, 4, 82.
(2) Mŏlossus,¹⁶ ī, m., Molosse [fils de Pyrrhus, donna son nom à une partie de l’Épire] : Serv. En. 3, 297 ; v. Molossi.
